Bottle carrier



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United States Patent 3,208,633 BOTTLE CARRIER Earl .I. Graser, Monroe,La., assignor to Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, a corporation ofVirginia Filed Oct. 29, 1963, Ser. No. 319,759 2 Claims. (Cl. 220-115)The present invention relates to a bottle carrier and relates inparticular to a bottle carrier of the type useful to package a pluralityof beverage bottles.

A primary feature of the invention is the provision of a unique blankfabricated from a single sheet of paper board which is convertible byfolding and gluing into a collapsible bottle carrier which satisfies therequirements of Rule 41 of the Uniform Freight Classificationregulations as established by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of a collapsiblebottle carrier which provides a longitudinal and transverse partitionarrangement which affords individual bottles protection on all sidesthroughout the full depth of the carrier.

The present invention also contemplates a bottle carrier blank of thetype having hinged cut-outs which are rotatable about a score line todevelop transverse partitions in the erected carrier; certain portionsof several cut-outs are closed by a filler flap to insure bottleprotection on all sides.

A paperboard blank convertible into a full depth multicell collapsiblecarrier and embracing certain features of the present invention maycomprise a pair of spaced side walls, each side wall having an end walland a partition section hinged thereto in series in the order named, amulti-ply handle section disposed between the side walls, said handlesection and said end walls being hinged to mating partition sectionsalong a common fold line, a bottom panel hinged to one side wall, eachpartition section comprising a longitudinal partition and a pair ofspaced transverse partitions, each transverse partition having returnbend flaps operable to develop double ply thickness in the centralregion of the transverse partition, each transverse partition having aglue flap operable to secure the transverse partition to its mating sidewall, one transverse partition of each pair comprising a cut-out fromits mating longitudinal partition, and a filler flap hinged to saidbottom wall operable to tuck between mating longitudinal partitionseffective to close a portion of said cut-out when the blank is convertedinto a carrier.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become more apparentfrom an examination of the succeeding specification when read inconjunction with the appended drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a blank illustrating a first embodiment of theinvention;

FIG. 2 shows the first steps in fabricating a carrier from the blank ofFIG. 1;

FIGS. 3 and 4 show succeeding steps in fabricating the carrier;

FIG. 5 shows the finished fully formed carrier in the collapsedcondition;

FIG. 6 shows the carrier fully erect;

FIG. 7 is similar to FIG. 6 with certain of the side wall portionsbroken away to show the internal partition structure;

FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 are sectional views of FIG. 7 taken along the linesand viewed in the directions indicated.

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a one piece blank ofpaperboard illustrating a glue pattern, score lines and through cuts inconventional fashion.

Side walls 11 and 12 straddle a multi-ply handle section comprisingexterior panels 13 and 14 and mating interior panels 16 and 17.

The panels 13 and 14 are coated with glue as indicated by the hatchingreferences 18. Side walls 11 and 12 are hinged by score lines 18 and 19,respectively, to adjacent end Wall panels 21 and 22. The end wall panels21-22 are, in turn, hinged at score line 23 to partition sections 24 and26, respectively.

Note that the handle panels 13 and 14 are also hinged to the partitionsections 24 and 26 along score line 23.

Each partition section comprises a longitudinal partition identified bythe reference numerals 27 and 28 and a pair of spaced transversepartitions, identified by the reference numerals 29 and 31 in partitionsection 24 and by the numerals 32 and 33 in partition section 26.

Note that the partitions 29 and 32 are cut-outs from the longitudinalpartitions 27 and 28 respectively. Each transverse partition 29, 31, 32and 33 is provided with a return bend flap identified by the referencenumerals 34, 36, 37 and 38.

The flaps 34 and 36 through 38 are operative to rotate about scorelines, such as the line 39, to contact glue 41 to develop a double plythickness for a reason which will become more apparent hereinafter.

Hinged to the partition section 26 at score line 42 is a longitudinalpartition flap 43 also formed with a return bend flap 44.

Bottom panel 46 is hinged to side wall 12.

A filler flap 47, hinged to partition section 26 along score line 50, isoperative to replace material removed from partition sections 24 and 26as a result of the cutouts created by transverse partitions 29 and 32 aswill be more apparent as the specification progresses.

As stated previously, the hatching in the various figures is for thepurpose of showing regions in which glue is applied.

Referring now to FIG. 2, note that the initial steps in forming thecarrier involve rotating handle panels 16 and 17 about score line 49into a glued and face-to-face relationship with respect to panels 13 and14.

Return bend flaps 34, 36, 37, 38 and 44 are rotated to the positionsshown.

In FIG. 3, succeeding steps are shown, namely, partition sections 24 and26 are rotated about score line 23 and transverse partition glue flaps51 through 54 are glued to their mating side walls 11 and 12.

In FIG. 4 longitudinal partition flap 43 is first rotated about scoreline 42 and is secured to longitudinal partition 28 by the glueindicated by the reference numeral 56 in FIG. 3. Next, opposite endwalls 57 and 58 are rotated about score line 59 to the position shown.Next bottom panel 46 is rotated about central score line 61. Thereafterfiller flap 47 is rotated about score line 50 so that the filler flapoverlays longitudinal partition 28 particularly the portion thereof cutout by the transverse partition 32.

Of course glue is applied, as necessary, to the various regions shown bythe hatching indicia. Next the blank is folded about score line 62 todevelop the collapsed carrier structure shown in FIG. 5 with bottom flap63 overlapping and gluing to bottom panel 46 in well known fashion.

FIG. 6 shows the collapsed carrier of FIG. 5 in the erect condition.

Referring now to FIGS. 7 through 10, details of the partition structureof the erect carrier become more apparent.

FIGS. 7 and 9 show that all transverse partitions 29 and 31 through 33have a double ply thickness in the central region of the partition(provided by return bend flaps 34, 36, 37 and 38) to give bottlesmaximum board thickness at their points of tangency.

These figures also show that the longitudinal partition is at leastdouble ply thickness in that the longitudinal partition flap 43 has areturn bend flap 44.

FIGS. 1, 7, 8 and show that the transverse partitions 29 and 32 makesubstantial cut-outs from the longitudinal partitions 27 and 28particularly at the bottom of the erected carton.

Note particularly in FIGS. 7 and 10 that filler flap 47 replaces thecut-out from both transverse partitions 27 and 28 at the bottom of thecarrier where, were it not for the filler flap 47, there would be aserious problem of damage between bottles straddling the cut-outs.

It is anticipated that a wide variety of modifications may be devisedWithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A one piece, single ply blank convertible into a full depth,multi-cell bottle carier comprising a pair of spaced side walls, eachside wall having an end wall and a partition section hinged thereto inseries and in the order named, a multi-ply handle section disposedbetween the side walls, said handle section and said end walls beinghinged to mating partition sections along a common fold line, a bottompanel hinged to one side wall, each partition section comprising alongitudinal partition and a pair of spaced transverse partitions, eachtransverse partition having return bend flaps operable to develop doubleply thickness in the central region of the transverse partition, eachtransverse partition having a glue flap operable to secure thetransverse partition to its mating side wall, one transverse partitionof each pair comprising a cut-out from its mating longitudinalpartition, and a filler flap hinged to one of said partition sectionsoperable to tuck between mating longitudinal partitions effective toclose a portion of said cut-out when the blank is converted into acarrier, and a longitudinal partition flap hinged to one of saidpartition sections, said flap having a return bend flap and beingoperable when the blank is converted into a carrier to sandwich betweensaid partition sections.

2. The blank of claim 1 wherein the filler flap and the longitudinalpartition flap are both hinged to the same partition section.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,634,043 4/53Arneson 220-111 2,693,298 11/54 Palmer 220-118 2,838,223 6/58 Graf 229522,877,894 3 /59 Forrer 229-52 3,061,142 10/62 Cote 220-113 3,084,831 4/63 Arneson 220-113 3,104,027 9/63 Kulig 229-28

1. A ONE PIECE, SINGLE PLY BALNK CONVERTIBVLE INTO A FULL DEPTH,MULTI-CELL BOTTLE CARRIER COMPRISING A PAIR OF SPACED SIDE WALLS, EACHSIDE WALL HAVING AN END WALL AND A PARTITION SECTION HINGED THERETO INSERIES AND IN THE ORDER NAMED, A MULTI-PLY HANDLE SECTION DISPOSEDBETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS, SAID HANDLE SECTION AND SAID END WALLS BEINGHINGED TO MATING PARTITION SECTIONS ALONG A COMMON FOLD LINE, A BOTTOMPANEL HINGED TO ONE SIDE WALL, EACH PARTITION SECTION COMPRISING ALONGITUDINAL PARTITION AND A PAIR OF SPACED TRANSVERSE PARTITIONS, EACHTRANSVERSE PARTITION HAVING RETURN BEND FLAPS OPERABLE TO DEVELOP DOUBLEPLY THICKNESS IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF THE TRANSVERSE PARTITION, EACHTRANSVERSE PARTITION HAVING A GLUE FLAP OPERABLE TO SECURE THETRANSVERSE PARTITION TO ITS MATING SIDE WALL, ONE TRANSVERSE PARTITIONOF EACH PAIR COMPRISING A CUT-OUT FROM ITS MATING LONGITUDINALPARTITION, AND A FILLER FLAP HINGED TO ONE OF SAID PARTITION SECTIONSOPERABLE TO TUCK BETWEEN MATING LONGITUDINAL PARTITIONS EFFECTIVE TOCLOSE A PORTION OF SAID CUT-OUT WHEN THE BLANK IS CONVERTED INTO ACARRIER, AND A LONGITUDINAL PARTITION FLAP HINGED TO ONE OF SAIDPARTITION SECTIONS, SAID FLAP HAVING A RETURN BEND FLAP AND BEINGOPERABLE WHEN THE BALNK IS CONVERTED INTO A CARRIER TO SANDWHICH BETWEENSAID PARTITION SECTIONS.